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Principal's Message

We welcome you and your family to the 2025-2026 school year! I am honored to join this community and have the opportunity to work alongside each of you as your new principal. This year promises to be full of engaging activities, new challenges, and memorable moments. We are committed to providing a supportive and nurturing environment where every student can thrive. As we begin this journey together, we want to emphasize the importance of our partnership. Your involvement and support are crucial to your child's success. I am confident that by working as a team, we can make this a successful and rewarding year for your child.
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End of Year Awards Assemblies

🎓🦅 Our End-of-Year Awards Assemblies are almost here! We are excited to celebrate the hard work, growth, and accomplishments of our amazing Eagles throughout the school year. Families are invited to join us as we recognize our students’ success and achievements!
⚠️ Please review the flyer carefully for assembly dates, times, guest limits, and important campus procedures. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! ✨
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Eagle Café Lunch Times

🍎🦅 Eagle Café Lunch Times are here! 🦅🍎
Families are invited to join their student for lunch during the week of May 11–15, 2026 for the last Eagle Café of the school year! 🥪
Please review the flyer carefully for grade-level lunch times and important visitor guidelines. We look forward to welcoming our Waitz families to campus! ✨
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Mental Health Awareness Week

💚🧠 Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠💚
Join us May 11–15 as we promote kindness, positivity, friendship, and self-care through fun themed dress-up days! 🌟
Together, let’s remind our students and staff that mental health matters and that no one is ever alone. ✨
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School Communicators Day

📸✨ Happy School Communicators Day! ✨📱
Today we celebrate and thank Ms. McGinnis for helping keep our Waitz Elementary community connected, informed, and engaged every day! From capturing special moments to sharing all the learning and fun with families, your hard work and creativity do not go unnoticed. 💛🦅
Thank you for all you do for our students, staff, and families!
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National Music Week

🎶🎵 Happy National Music Week! 🎵🎶
This week we proudly celebrate Mr. Gonzalez, our amazing music teacher at Waitz Elementary! 🎼✨
Thank you for inspiring our students, sharing your love of music, and helping our Eagles hit all the right notes each and every day. Your passion and dedication make a difference in the lives of our students! 🎸🦅
We appreciate you, Mr. Gonzalez! 👏🎶
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National School Nurse Day

❤️🩺 Happy National School Nurse Day! 🩺❤️
Today we celebrate and thank Nurse Treviño for the care, compassion, and dedication she shows our students and staff each and every day.
Thank you for helping keep our Eagles healthy, safe, and cared for. Your kindness and hard work make a difference at Waitz Elementary, and we appreciate you more than words can say! 🦅✨
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

🍎✨ Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! ✨🍎
This week, we celebrate the incredible teachers of Waitz Elementary who inspire, encourage, and help our Eagles soar every single day. 🦅
Thank you for your dedication, patience, kindness, and the countless ways you make a difference in the lives of our students. We appreciate all that you do! 📚❤️
Be sure to help us celebrate our amazing teachers this week! 👏🎉
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Waitz Elementary Family Progress Night!

🎶📚 Join us for Waitz Elementary Family Progress Night! 📚🎶
🗓️ May 5, 2026
⏰ 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Come celebrate music, literacy, and wellness with us! Enjoy student performances, literacy activities, the book fair, self-care activities, and pick up your child’s progress report. 🦅✨
We hope to see our Waitz families there!
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Platinum Reader!

📚🌟 Huge congratulations to 4th grader Ricardo Flores for achieving Platinum Reader status after reading over 1,000,000 words! 💪✨
What an amazing accomplishment and a true example of dedication and love for reading. Let’s give this reading champion a big round of applause! 🏆👏
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Student of the Reporting Period

🦅 Student of the Reporting Period 🦅🌟
Congratulations to Ethan Martinez, our Student of the Reporting Period!
Ethan’s hard work, leadership, and involvement around campus truly make him shine! From participating in Choir, UIL, Ballers, Guitar, and the Talent Show to serving as a Junior Librarian and Kid Reporter, Ethan continues to be a wonderful example of what it means to be a Waitz Eagle. 👏📚🎶
We are so proud of all your accomplishments, Ethan—keep soaring high! 💙✨
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